My Son (FAOL James-FS) is busily building his first rod. My question for those of you who have built/fished this rod is what line do you recommend, I was thinking of a DT 2 wt. any comments suggestions etc. Anyone tried the H&H double taper store brand?
thanks
Eric
Eric
I use a Cabelas Prestige DT-2 wt on mine and I love it. Have not tried the H&H DT lines…have a WF-4 and no complaints so far.
Brad
I use a WF4 on the 4-piece 6’-6" 2wt, and it casts like a dream. Tried a WF3 but did not like it,so the 3wt went onto my 1wt rod. Oh, I never did buy a 2wt line from the git go.
Confused enough?
I use the Hook & Hackle line 2wt. THIS IS AN AWESOME OUTFIT!!! :D:D:D
I have Rio’s Trout Line DT-2 on my H/H 2wt. works very well.
I’m with Joe V. - I overline my 2wt with a WF3 or a DT4. Seems to cast much better . . . like a dream, actually!
Try overlining and see how you like it. Sometimes those real light rods need a bit of extra help.
Joe
Make sure to bring it to the MIFI for the 2wt shoot out.
It might be just my casting but I ended up putting a 3wt line on the 6’ 6" 2 wt I built. I tried a 2 wt Wolf Triangle Taper, WF, floating line and couldn’t cast it.
this is just a question, not a judgement, but if you put a 3 or 4 weight line on a 2 weight rod, doesn’t it defeat the purpose of buying a 2 weight in the first place?
…no
Garic
If every one cast with the same style, in the same water etc. then the rod companies would be able to design the perfect rod for everyone, Changing lines between weights tapers etc allows people to fine tune it to there own feel. Its kind of like golfers using lead tape to change the balance of the club. As my son is planing on fishing small brushy coastal creeks with this rod and feels that a twenty foot cast will probably be long he will probably stick with a 2 wt, if It was mine I would go with a three weight.
Eric
Eric I totally agree with you on that point, but to me putting a 4wt line on a 2wt rod just doesn’t add up, maybe a 3wt line to load the rod a bit quicker, but if you need to use a 4wt line I would have thought that the rod isn’t a true 2wt, or using a 3wt rod would be the way to go
What is a true 2 weight? The blank designers pick the weight rating subjectively. You can put whatever line you prefer on it.
The little Forecast blank will cast a 4 weight line with authority. Using a lighter line will give you a softer presentation, but it won’t shoot nearly as well. It will shoot a 4 wt sinking line a long way.
I would agree with those who say put on the line that feels best for the kind of casting / fishing you do.
BUT - the whole discussion does make me wonder about consistency in the manufacture of these blanks, if they so readily adapt to a line weight two up ?? For example, maybe if Joe V had a different blank than he ended up with, he would be happy with a 2 wt line or be dropping down to a 1 wt ?? And those who are happy with the 2 wt lines would feel compelled to overline or underline their rod if they had gotten a different blank ??
Just wondering.
P.S. I do have a Forecast RX6 7’6" for 3 wt that seems very comfortable with a 3 wt DT line. That was curious, because the first time I fished it with a 3 wt line from a different manufacturer I was wondering if I should drop down to a 2 wt line.
bazakwardz, my point exactly, a true 2 weight line would fish a 2 weight line and may be able to move a line size either way, but not 2 weights up imo, and I would doubt it has been rateds correctly if it would handle a full sinking line 2 weights higher
You could argue that it is really a 3 wt rod that can be under/over lined by 1 wt. Batson may have labled it as a 2 wt as a marketing strategy. It’s probably difficult to make a rod that will cast less than a 3 wt line–particularly without the technology, materials, and price point that Sage commands.
It’s still an excellent rod at a great price. It’s light as a feather and strong enough to catch big white bass, carp, and gar. I nicknamed my rod “mighty mouse”.